rise of empire total war

Chapter 503 Ambush
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"This damn mosquito is really annoying."

Richard Bono cursed in a low voice as he flicked away the mosquito sticking to the palm of his hand, leaving only a layer of flattened corpses.

Since he led his third brigade northward from the Burgundian region to Sotutal, a barbarian gathering area, two days ago, the entire army has been in a situation of being infested by mosquitoes. Poisonous insect beasts, wild beasts are easy to deal with, they can be killed with a round of musket salvo, but poisonous insects are tricky, they will always land on the exposed skin when soldiers are unsuspecting, feasting on them, and some can even kill them. Go through the gaps in the military uniform and get into the clothes to suck blood.

Richard learned from his adjutant that one of the unlucky commanders was bitten by a mosquito and swelled up so badly that he couldn't sit or stand. die.

Damn it.Richard Bono thought in his heart that the ravages of poisonous insects had also affected the morale of the soldiers in the army. Everyone forcibly suppressed the anger in their hearts, hoping to get out of here as soon as possible.

Compared with ordinary soldiers, Richard thought more about it. He learned from some channels that people from the Holy Kuyawi Empire were flirting with the barbarians in the Sotu Tale area. They seemed to have let go of their grudges for many years. A common goal—even if he thought about it with his butt that had been stung several times, he could guess that their common goal was probably himself.

It’s just that he couldn’t figure out why they were able to let go of their hatred for many years. As far as he knew, the Kuyawi Empire and the barbarians had been at war for nearly a hundred years. It can be said that many people died in this country every generation During the war, if the barbarian settlements were not so barren, so many years of war would have allowed the Kuyawi Empire to conquer their hometown.

At this moment, Richard's adjutant leaned over. He looked around and whispered in Richard's ear, "Sir, our scouts have noticed some abnormalities ahead. Look..."

"What's going on?" Richard asked softly. He looked straight ahead, seeing lush trees and bushes as tall as a person. From time to time, he could hear the cries of birds and the roars of distant beasts.

"We suspect that the barbarians are preparing to ambush our army." The adjutant continued.

After the words fell, the pupils in Richard's eyes trembled, he glanced at the adjutant beside him, nodded, and said: "I see, you order to let the soldiers check the loading situation and prepare for battle .”

"As you command." The adjutant promised, then turned the horse's head and rode away from behind.

Seeing the back of the adjutant leaving, Richard grabbed the reins subconsciously. He called an adjutant again and ordered him to lead all the cavalry in the brigade to quickly pass through the abnormal areas found by the scouts. If they were attacked, he could Bring the main force to the reinforcements, and if the enemy lets them go and ambushes the main force, then the cavalry can also turn around for reinforcements.

Richard's order was conveyed quickly, and all the soldiers changed their nerves that had been relaxed before. They clenched their muskets tightly and raised their vigilance. They still watched out of the corner of their eye.

They did not dare to relax. Since the military reform and the entire army was equipped with muskets, the annihilated army was basically ambushed by the enemy. The enemy could not break through the firepower net of muskets on the frontal battlefield, so they could only obtain it in a despicable ambush. Advantage.

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On the other side, the barbarian tribe who set up an ambush did not realize that they had been discovered by the Roman scouts. They thought they were flawless and hid in the lush bushes, watching bloodthirstyly coming here from afar. The Roman cavalry, although they wanted to attack immediately, but before that, they got a warning from the barbarian council and could not attack without authorization.The leaders of several tribes also knew very well that this might be the vanguard of the Romans, and their main force was still behind, so they did not immediately order an attack.

So, under the watchful eyes of tens of thousands of barbarians, the Roman cavalry quickly passed through the ambush circle, leaving behind a cloud of dust.It wasn't until the main force of the Roman army arrived that the barbarians picked up their fighting spirit again.

"Ahead is the area where the scouts reported the change." Looking at the bushes on both sides, Richard's adjutant reminded softly.

"Well, pass down the order and prepare for battle." Richard nodded and ordered.Before he finished speaking, the order spread throughout the army.

Tens of seconds later, a dull horn sounded from the bushes. Immediately afterwards, a large number of arrows passed through the bushes and flew towards the soldiers of the Holy Roman Empire who were marching. In the next second, the soldiers standing outside fell to the ground with arrows. , while the soldiers who were not hit by the arrow took off their muskets as quickly as possible and aimed them at both sides of the road. They did not need the officer's order and opened fire directly.

bang bang bang-

Amidst the thundering gunfire, the barbarians hiding in the bushes did not expect the ambushed army to react so quickly, they were caught off guard immediately, and fell down. Before they could react, they were thrown from outside the bushes. A large number of black iron balls were thrown in, and these iron balls smashed the barbarian soldiers who lacked armor protection, crying for their father and mother. They had no time to think about what these iron balls were, because after a few seconds, the iron balls that fell on the ground The balls exploded one after another, and the scattered shrapnel killed and wounded a large number of soldiers.

After the barbarians reacted, they had already fallen many soldiers, and the remaining people looked at the tragic death of the clansman, and their hearts were shaken.

"The Romans are too strong! We have killed so many people before we have even reached the enemy!"

"Damn, retreat quickly!"

The barbarians screamed loudly, and retreated while calling out to their tribesmen. At this moment, the carbines who heard the gunshots also turned their horses and came back. They outflanked the barbarians who were trying to retreat from both wings. The wheel immediately fired a volley, and then drew out his sword, roaring into the crowd.The volley of the carabine cavalry was more frightening than actual killing. During their charge, the barbarians were completely defeated, even if the barbarian leaders called them to fight back, it was of no avail.

Seeing the carbine cavalry come back, the line of infantry in the middle of the road also raised their bayonets to chase after them, but the woods were so lush that they had to stop after chasing for a while, watching the defeated barbarians go into the woods .It's not like they don't understand the truth that the poor don't chase after them. If they are in a hurry, it's hard to guarantee that the barbarians will be ruthless and rely on the woods they are familiar with to fight the Roman army.

In this ambush, the casualties of the third brigade were not large, only the arrow rain at the beginning killed them, but because the soldiers had an extra layer of chain mail in their uniforms, most of them were only slightly injured , only a handful of unlucky ones were shot to the vitals and died on the spot.Compared with their casualties, the barbarians paid a heavy price. Looking around, the bodies of barbarians can be seen everywhere in the bushes on both sides of the road.

(End of this chapter)